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Garibaldee@lemm.ee to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 3 months ago

Wooden Spoon Only Thing In Man’s Life That Not Giving Him Cancer

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Wooden Spoon Only Thing In Man’s Life That Not Giving Him Cancer

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Garibaldee@lemm.ee to The Onion@midwest.socialEnglish · 3 months ago
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SPARTA, OH—Setting itself apart as a uniquely innocuous object, a wooden spoon is the only thing in local man Patrick Davies’ life that is not currently giving him cancer, sources confirmed Thursday. Unlike every other physical item Davies encounters in his day-to-day existence, the bamboo utensil is reportedly not leaching toxic chemicals into his body that […]
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    3 months ago

    headline is weird

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      Headline is accurate.

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        3 months ago

        “wooden spoon only thing… that not giving him cancer”

        it should be that is not / that’s not / not. ‘that not’ is nonsense with a singular subject.

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          Whatchu talkin bout willis?

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            you’re right, that looks like i had a stroke

            headline should read “Wooden Spoon Only Thing In Man’s Life Not Giving Him Cancer”. “That not giving” is grammatically incorrect.

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